Alex Evans, also known by the stage name Arkamus, is a musician and audio engineer whose passion for all things audio-related drives him to change the world around him with sound. Some of his greatest passions are sound design and composition for video games. 

Alex is currently Lead Sound Designer and Composer for “No Studios” as well as the Sound Designer for the highly anticipated Bloodborne X Minecraft mod. He also serves as the audio specialist for Advisor’s Excel, handling radio production and helping to lead the podcast program.

Resume

Professional

• Radio and Podcast Producer / Audio Specialist at Advisors Excel

  • Edited and oversaw production/distribution of radio shows and podcasts

  • Handled creation of show intros, commercials, and liners

• Lead Sound Designer/ Composer at “No Studios”

  • Compose music for game regions and characters

  • Handle all sound design for game objects and regions

  • Provide audio consulting on how to approach audio implementation of said music pieces and sound fx

• Engineer at Doc Studio

  • Tracked and recorded bands

  • Resituated live sound board,  suggested and implemented new equipment flow for best acoustics, relocated and rewired equipment

• Shoreline Church

  • Monitoring live performances

  • Stage set up, install lighting

  • Build stage props

  • Troubleshooting signal flow

• FORE-O-FORE’s Foley Artist and Sound Designer for the game Solstice

• Sound designer and composer for the games Starbinder and The Alchemist

  • Starbinder was created in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 32 and ranked #49 in audio out of 2832 submissions

• Customer Service Representative for Progressive Insurance

• Quality Assurance and Tier 3 agent for Guild Wars 2

Proficient At

·         Audio Production and Editing

·         Unity, FMOD, Wwise

·         Adobe Audition, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Logic

·         Mixing/Mastering

·         Source Tree

·         Excel

·         Composing music

·         Writing lyrics

·         Public Speaking

TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS

·         Communication and Listening

·         Teamwork

·         Time management

·         Problem solving / Quick Learner

·         Organization

·         Creativity

·         Leadership

EDUCATION

·         Bachelor of Science in Audio Production from the Art Institute of Austin (Graduation March 2015)

Volunteer

·         3 years of volunteer work at Topeka Zoo

·         8 years growing and donating food to food banks in the Topeka region

·         8 years ringing bells for Salvation Army